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	how much are large koi worth?
cols Hobbyist Posts: 129 Kudos: 91 Votes: 1 Registered: 03-May-2004	most expensive near me was £9000. Thats pounds. It was a huge golden beast they had in a display pond out the front of the shop. they have koi in all year ranging from about 10 quid to 3-4000.
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TheCrow2794 Hobbyist Posts: 68 Kudos: 41 Votes: 3 Registered: 07-Nov-2005	http://www.petfishtalk.com/shows_special/champion_koi/champion_koi.htm#mp3 look at second video Last edited by TheCrow2794 at 19-Nov-2005 20:16
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wish-ga Mega Fish Dial 1800-Positive-Posts Posts: 1198 Kudos: 640 Registered: 07-Aug-2001	I'm LOVING koi!!! As a kid a schoolfriend had a beautiful pond in her garden. I loved feeding them. One day, one day... obviously when I don't live in a unit. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ My fish blow kisses at me all day long ~~~
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jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Those fish are really beautiful & i also like the Orange one. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
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So_Very_Sneaky Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3238 Kudos: 2272 Votes: 201 Registered: 10-Mar-2004	Lol yes i meant the one on the left is the regular koi sorry Come Play Yahtzee With Me! http://games.atari.com Http://www.myleague.com/yahtgames
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moondog Moderator The Hobnob-lin Posts: 2676 Kudos: 1038 Votes: 4366 Registered: 30-Sep-2002	did you mean the one on the left is a regular koi? "That's the trouble with political jokes in this country... they get elected!" -- Dave Lippman
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So_Very_Sneaky Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3238 Kudos: 2272 Votes: 201 Registered: 10-Mar-2004	Moondog, those fish are exceptional. The one on the right looks to be a Ogon Koi, or at least part Ogon. The one on the right is a regular koi. I think a good asking price for these fish would be $100 each for the regular koi, and $200 each for the Ogon koi. I have seen calico Ogon koi 6 inches long go for over 300 dollars here. Come Play Yahtzee With Me! http://games.atari.com Http://www.myleague.com/yahtgames
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bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	i like to orange and white one, but thats me, u can try bringing the pic to a lfs and see what they say for price range.
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moondog Moderator The Hobnob-lin Posts: 2676 Kudos: 1038 Votes: 4366 Registered: 30-Sep-2002	one more really good pic of these fish i just took today moondog attached this image: "That's the trouble with political jokes in this country... they get elected!" -- Dave Lippman
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Guppy gurl Hobbyist Posts: 114 Kudos: 79 Votes: 15 Registered: 25-Aug-2004	i'd say $100-$200 each.
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moondog Moderator The Hobnob-lin Posts: 2676 Kudos: 1038 Votes: 4366 Registered: 30-Sep-2002	my dad has a pond that has a couple of koi which are both pretty large (over 15 inches each). he was thinking of selling them but doesn't know what a good price would be. "That's the trouble with political jokes in this country... they get elected!" -- Dave Lippman
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bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	nothing fancy like u said, but still large koi are often sort after by "richer" people and they will pay. a good range is about 100 for each. that seems reasonable. but on a funny note, just make sure u get more than 3 dollars for each, and u maid something. Last edited by bettachris at 17-Oct-2005 15:48
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monkeyboy Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 375 Votes: 223 Registered: 10-Apr-2005	most expensive i've seen at a place at Grass Roots Nursery in New Boston (michigan), was about 18 inches long and was priced at $350. http://www.grassrootsnursery.com/ Fish tanks are an expensive addiction
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SheKoi Fish Addict Posts: 667 Kudos: 553 Votes: 4 Registered: 11-Feb-2004	Nice looking koi form what i can see they are normal koi with no special marking. i would sell them for $2-3 per inche and see if you get any interest. www.blooming-brilliant.co.uk
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moondog Moderator The Hobnob-lin Posts: 2676 Kudos: 1038 Votes: 4366 Registered: 30-Sep-2002	got a few pics of these koi, let me know if you can see the pics, i'm relatively new to the flickr thing [link=http://www.flickr.com/photos/moondog42/sets/1154165/]http://www.flickr.com/photos/moondog42/sets/1154165/" style="COLOR: #ff0044[/link] "That's the trouble with political jokes in this country... they get elected!" -- Dave Lippman
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moondog Moderator The Hobnob-lin Posts: 2676 Kudos: 1038 Votes: 4366 Registered: 30-Sep-2002	he got them at a lfs for about $3 each, but i don't know how to tell if they're "common" or not. one is pretty plain looking, it's pretty solid orange, the other is a "calico" type coloring, white with orange, brown and black markings up and down its body. i can't get a good pic right now cause of all the rain, the pond is pretty green but he said he needs to clean it out once the rain stops, and then i'll be able to get some good pics of them "That's the trouble with political jokes in this country... they get elected!" -- Dave Lippman
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SheKoi Fish Addict Posts: 667 Kudos: 553 Votes: 4 Registered: 11-Feb-2004	As said above it all depends on size colouration and where they are from. Japan koi's are worth alot more then any other koi. make it easier to price post photos so we know what type of koi they are. And does you dad know which shop they where form and how much he paid for them. if they are 15inches and 'common' kois with no special colours they would sell in england for 15-30 pounds not sure what that is in dollers If japan koi with perfect colours and a rare colour at that your looking at more like £200 + www.blooming-brilliant.co.uk
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So_Very_Sneaky Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3238 Kudos: 2272 Votes: 201 Registered: 10-Mar-2004	Like said before it really depends. I have seen run of the mill average type koi run from about 100 dollars up for large ones a foot long and more. Others, such as platinum ogons and fancier types, I have seen sell for as much 5-600 dollars and up! They would probably have to know what type they are in order to determine a price. However, a ball park figure of anywhere from 100 - 500 dollars would probably be appropriate. Come Play Yahtzee With Me! http://games.atari.com Http://www.myleague.com/yahtgames
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bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	depends on the sytle, and color and overall quality, some big ones are around 100.
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